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Obama’s Legacy: The Destruction of the Democrat Party By Richard Moss MD
Obama’s Legacy:
The Destruction of the Democrat Party
By Richard Moss MD
As we observe the passing of President Barack Obama’s 8 years in office, an ending he and the media are determined to prolong and sentimentalize, even as the rest of us cannot wait to be rid of him, it is fitting to examine not so much the damage he has done to the country, which is substantial, but rather to his own party, the Democrat Party. For all the misery he has unleashed upon the nation and world, some of it can at least be reversed. But by undermining the Democrat Party, he has performed unwittingly a singular act of charity to his fellow countrymen that may be more permanent than his destructive policies as President. For Obama has transformed a dominant, national party that leaned left into a fringe, hard left, political operation with little appeal beyond urban centers and the college campus. In so doing he has created a Democrat Party completely out of touch with mainstream American values, interests – and voters.
Obama campaigned vigorously for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, realizing how fragile his “legacy†was without a Democrat victory. He understood that his policies and programs, generally imposed by executive order and without Congressional support, were vulnerable to a non-sympathetic successor. As he lived by the pen and phone, so could his agenda die by the very same pen and phone of President Donald J. Trump. He thusly engaged in heroic efforts to salvage his legacy by procuring a victory for a deeply flawed candidate, which ultimately failed. Despite his relative personal popularity, his policies were another matter. And so even historically reliable blue states, the great “blue wall,†Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, fell before the Trump juggernaut. The Democrats were left holding the West Coast and a narrow strip in the Northeast and little else, a major setback for Obama and the Democrats, for which Obama, as is typical of this most narcissistic of men, refuses to take responsibility.
Under Obama, the Democrat Party has been turned over to fanatics like him, obsessed with identity politics, “global warming,†and LGBT rights. It is a party that will fight for Syrian Muslim refugees, sanctuary cities, amnesty, transgendered bathrooms, and radical environmentalism, happily implementing policies that destroys tens of thousands of jobs, a party that believes that the gravest threat facing the nation is “climate change.†It is a party in conflict with virtually all aspects of the American enterprise, including its constitution, history, and critical institutions. Indeed, the party of Jefferson has become the party of college campus and urban radicals contemptuous of common sense and huge swaths of the electorate, in particular, the white working class, formerly the backbone of the Democrat Party. Obama and his Democrats have no use for the poor saps in the hinterlands clinging to their guns and bibles. Rather, they smeared and abandoned them as neo-Nazis and white supremacists and famously referred to them as “deplorables.â€
Since Obama began his two terms, the Democrats have lost a net of 1,042 state and federal posts including congressional and state legislative seats, governorships, and the presidency. As bad as it has been at the national level where Republicans now enjoy a monopoly on federal power, it is at the state and local level where the devastation of the Democrat Party has been most pervasive. The Republicans now hold 33 governorships compared to 17 for the Democrats. In 2009, Dems held 28 governorships to 22 for Republicans. The GOP controls 68 State Legislatures compared with 31 for the Democrats. And Hillary won less than 15% of US counties.
The Democrat Party is no longer a national party. It is extinct in the south, and barely breathing in the Rust Belt, Corn Belt, and Great Plains States. It flourishes in the radicalized, racialized environment of cities and academia where its victimhood-grievance themes play well as do open-borders, transnationalism, and loathing for traditional values and religion. In yet another move indicative of their shift to the hard left despite their election losses, Democrats plan to nominate radical leftist, anti-Semite, and former nation of Islam member Keith X Ellison, to lead the party. The party of the workingman has become the party of campus radicals and Black Lives Matter. Obama has not transformed America as much as he has transformed his party.
Obama, who spent 20 years in the racist church of Jeremiah Wright and cut his teeth with domestic terrorists Bill Ayres and Bernadette Dorn and Hamas mouthpiece Rashid Khalidi, has taken their anti-American radicalism to heart and injected it into the Democrat party. In so doing, he has marginalized it and presided over its self-destruction. Good riddance.
January 2017
Brief Bio: Richard Moss MD is a practicing Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, author, and columnist who resides in Jasper IN. Find more of his essays and blog posts at exodusmd.com. Also find him on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
HOW TO CARVE AN ELEPHANT By Jim Redwine
Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 23 January 2017)
HOW TO CARVE AN ELEPHANT:
Take a block of marble and chip away everything that isn’t an elephant. The same principle applies with chili made by Yankees.
When the United States Air Force stationed me at Indiana University to study Hungarian I arrived with a solid foundation in chili. My previous life had been pretty much confined to Oklahoma and Texas where chili was to cuisine as basketball was to Hoosiers. There was none of this nonsense that chili is to be eaten only in wintertime.
In the southwest we ate chili year round and all day long. Chili on eggs at breakfast. Chili poured in a bag of Fritos for snacks. Chili at wedding receptions. Chili at church potluck dinners. Bricks of frozen chili at scout camp.
Chili was a health food. It was served to colicky children and constipated seniors. If the ancient gods of the Greeks and Romans had discovered chili they would have looked askance at ambrosia. The true Land of Milk and Honey can be found in the chili parlors along the banks of the canal through downtown San Antonio.
So, Gentle Reader, you might grasp my befuddlement when I ate my first meal at Indiana University and saw a sign on the chow line announcing that chili and grilled cheese sandwiches were being served, but when the nice lady behind the counter handed me my bowl of “chili†it had large red and white things floating among the greasy gunk.
“Ma’am, I don’t know if you noticed but there’s some strange stuff in my bowl.â€
“That’s chili.â€
“Uh, it has red and white globs swimming in it.â€
“Those are red kidney beans and macaroni.â€
Then I met Peg who not only was from east of the Mississippi she was also a Yankee from above the Mason-Dixon Line. Fortunately for me, we got married before she ever cooked for me the first bowl of what she called “chiliâ€. She added celery to the kidney beans and macaroni. At our home, a pot of chili calls for two pots now: one for the chili I make and one for whatever you call what Peg makes.
Over the years I have spent in this Hoosier heaven for everything but chili I have had friends serve me chili with tofu, eggs, potatoes, kidney beans, white beans, chicken, sugar, macaroni, spaghetti, and a lack of cayenne pepper. Enough! Chili is shredded beef or hamburger, browned then drained. Sautéed onions, water, salt, black pepper, chili powder, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce and, for some, chili beans are slowly added to the sizzling meat and then masa flour added at the very end to thicken the mixture. It is simmered for a minimum of two hours then served with Fritos or corn tortillas with hot sauce, preferably Tabasco, chopped raw onions and shredded cheese on the side. THAT IS ALL! That is chili!
(Folks, this is Peg. I’m the lucky person who gets to type and edit these Gavel Gamut articles. I just can’t let you get the wrong idea this time. I had never heard of chili with macaroni or spaghetti either until I moved to Hoosierdom! In Yankeeland we made our chili with browned and drained hamburger, kidney beans not chili beans, tomato sauce or tomato soup, a little bit of ketchup, chopped celery and onions, salt and pepper and maybe a dash of chili pepper if we felt daring. Chili is served with Saltine crackers, not Fritos. That’s the difference between Yankee chili and my Dear JJ’s southwestern chili!)
For more Gavel Gamut articles go to:
www.jamesmredwine.com
American Sewing Guild 1st. Meeting Of The Year January 24.
The Sewing Guild will meet at McCollough Branch Library’s Community Room on Washington Avenue.
We will be making Wish Pillows for “Give Kids the World “ headquartered in Orlando Fl.  This is the ASG National Project for 2017.
Please bring sewing machine or serger, and basic sewing supplies.. The chapter will supply instructions, thread and fabric. If you have “kid friendly” fabric or flannel that you would like to donate to this project, please bring it to the meeting.
Doors will open at 5:30p.m. followed by the meeting from 6:00 – 7:45 p.m.
Visitors are always welcome!
For more information call 812-568-2515 or email Evansville@asg.com
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St. Mary’s to Adopt the St. Vincent NameÂ
Unified Name Will Formalize Integrated Statewide Network of Care
EVANSVILLE, IN – As part of the effort to build an integrated statewide health system, St. Mary’s Health and St. Vincent officials announce that St. Mary’s will adopt the St. Vincent name. St. Vincent and St. Mary’s are both a part of Ascension, the nation’s largest non-profit health system and world’s largest Catholic health system. The name change will consist of St. Mary’s Medical Center and St. Mary’s Warrick Hospital becoming St. Vincent Evansville and St. Vincent Warrick. This transition will take effect on April 20, 2017.
In 2012, St. Mary’s Health and St. Vincent joined together to create one statewide clinically-integrated system of care. Since that time, both providers have worked together to share knowledge and best practices to enrich the delivery of healthcare across all of Indiana. As a part of St. Vincent, St. Mary’s has been able to increase access to transplant surgeons, specialists, a dedicated pediatric hospital and a nationally-recognized heart hospital with leading providers in heart care.
“Our Mission has been—and always will be—to deliver healthcare that works, healthcare that is safe, and healthcare that leaves no one behind,†said Keith Jewell, President, St. Mary’s Health. “As one system, we see greater opportunity to further sharpen our focus and provide Tri-state area patients with enhanced access to a truly statewide health system – including some of the nation’s leading physicians, researchers and clinicians. Together, we can respond to the needs of our patients and help advance healthcare outcomes across Indiana.â€
The unified name follows five years of work to integrate clinical pathways, physician and administrative leadership and operational protocols developed with clinicians to improve the continuum of care and health navigation for patients. With this integration, St. Vincent is one of the state’s largest and most advanced health systems, with 20 hospital locations, nearly 2,000 physicians, and more than 400 sites of care.
“This name change follows the work we have passionately pursued at both a state and national level to align our health ministries to make it easier for our patients to access the care they need and better navigate our system,†said Jonathan Nalli, CEO of St. Vincent and SVP of Ascension Healthcare. “We have an unwavering focus to provide the best healthcare to the patients we are so privileged to serve.â€
Since its founding in 1872 by the Daughters of Charity, St. Mary’s Health has evolved into a comprehensive health system consistently recognized for excellence, and for its commitment to healing the body, mind and spirit. This commitment to excellence continues to set St. Mary’s apart as a health system of choice in the region.
“Even as names change, our identity as Evansville’s premier healthcare provider will remain,†added Jewell. “The underlying mission, vision and values that have guided us for generations will remain true as we expand the breadth of care we are able to provide.â€
Unified Name Will Formalize Integrated Statewide Network of Care
EVANSVILLE, IN – As part of the effort to build an integrated statewide health system, St. Mary’s Health and St. Vincent officials announce that St. Mary’s will adopt the St. Vincent name. St. Vincent and St. Mary’s are both a part of Ascension, the nation’s largest non-profit health system and world’s largest Catholic health system. The name change will consist of St. Mary’s Medical Center and St. Mary’s Warrick Hospital becoming St. Vincent Evansville and St. Vincent Warrick. This transition will take effect on April 20, 2017.
In 2012, St. Mary’s Health and St. Vincent joined together to create one statewide clinically-integrated system of care. Since that time, both providers have worked together to share knowledge and best practices to enrich the delivery of healthcare across all of Indiana. As a part of St. Vincent, St. Mary’s has been able to increase access to transplant surgeons, specialists, a dedicated pediatric hospital and a nationally-recognized heart hospital with leading providers in heart care.
“Our Mission has been—and always will be—to deliver healthcare that works, healthcare that is safe, and healthcare that leaves no one behind,†said Keith Jewell, President, St. Mary’s Health. “As one system, we see greater opportunity to further sharpen our focus and provide Tri-state area patients with enhanced access to a truly statewide health system – including some of the nation’s leading physicians, researchers and clinicians. Together, we can respond to the needs of our patients and help advance healthcare outcomes across Indiana.â€
The unified name follows five years of work to integrate clinical pathways, physician and administrative leadership and operational protocols developed with clinicians to improve the continuum of care and health navigation for patients. With this integration, St. Vincent is one of the state’s largest and most advanced health systems, with 20 hospital locations, nearly 2,000 physicians, and more than 400 sites of care.
“This name change follows the work we have passionately pursued at both a state and national level to align our health ministries to make it easier for our patients to access the care they need and better navigate our system,†said Jonathan Nalli, CEO of St. Vincent and SVP of Ascension Healthcare. “We have an unwavering focus to provide the best healthcare to the patients we are so privileged to serve.â€
Since its founding in 1872 by the Daughters of Charity, St. Mary’s Health has evolved into a comprehensive health system consistently recognized for excellence, and for its commitment to healing the body, mind and spirit. This commitment to excellence continues to set St. Mary’s apart as a health system of choice in the region.
“Even as names change, our identity as Evansville’s premier healthcare provider will remain,†added Jewell. “The underlying mission, vision and values that have guided us for generations will remain true as we expand the breadth of care we are able to provide.â€
USI to host Hoops for Troops Saturday
The University of Southern Indiana will host its fifth annual Hoops for Troops Military Appreciation game Saturday to honor members of the United States Armed Forces when the Screaming Eagles host Lewis University for a Great Lakes Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader. Game time for the women’s game is 1 p.m., while the men’s contest is slated for 3:15 p.m.
Veterans, military personnel and their guests will receive free tickets to the games with their military identification or proof of service at the front of the PAC. In addition to the free tickets, military members will also be given a yellow pin along with a coupon for a free hot dog, chips and drink.
The event is sponsored by the American Legion Post 324, the USI Veteran Military and Family Resource Center, and the Student Veterans Association.